I had little right to live born on a slave ship where my parents both died. But I survived
and indeed you might say I did more... It's 1746 and Georgian London is not a safe place for a
young Black man especially one who has escaped slavery. After the twinkling lights in the
Fleet Street coffee shops are blown out and the great houses have closed their doors for the
night Sancho must dodge slave catchers and worse. The man he hoped would help - a kindly duke
who taught him to write - is dying. Sancho is desperate and utterly alone. So how does Charles
Ignatius Sancho meet the King write and play highly acclaimed music become the first Black
person to vote in Britain and lead the fight to end slavery? It's time for him to tell his
story one that begins on a tempestuous Atlantic Ocean and ends at the very centre of London
life. And through it all he must ask: born amongst death how much can you achieve in one
short life? 'I read with alternating fascination dread hilarity admiration sorrow and
triumph for a full life rendered with such animation brilliance and understanding. Told in
wonderful prose and with dazzling energy and brilliant panache. Hugely recommended' Stephen Fry
